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Bongards Creameries announces $35M plant expansion

The newly expanded 190,000-square-foot plant includes renovations and updates to the existing facility.

July 28, 2017

Bongards Creameries, Chanhassen, Minn., announced plans to nearly double the size of its Humboldt, Tenn., production facility.

Otsuka acquires Daiya, expands plant-based foods portfolio

Daiya produces a line of plant-based foods, including Greek yogurt alternatives, frozen pizza, frozen cheesecake, cream cheese-style spreads and cheese alternatives.

July 27, 2017

Canada-based Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced plans to acquire 100% of Daiya Foods Inc., a Canada-based manufacturer of plant-based foods.

Study: The future of the B-to-B customer experience

As the pace of innovation continues to accelerate, companies will put more emphasis on the experiences they deliver to customers to create a competitive advantage.

July 27, 2017

"Customers 2020,” a study produced by Walker, Indianapolis, Ind., reveals the customer experience industry of the future.

Imperial Frozen Foods acquires Greystone Foods, expands IQF product offerings

Greystone manufactures 30 varieties of grade-A frozen vegetables to 2,000 supermarkets nationwide.

July 27, 2017

Chicago-based Kenex Holdings announced that portfolio company Imperial Frozen Foods purchased 100% of the assets of Greystone Foods LLC, a Birmingham, Ala.-based manufacturer of Today’s Harvest branded and private label individually quick-frozen (IQF) vegetables.

Polypack completes plant expansion

The expansion added 24,000 square feet to the production floor.

July 26, 2017

Polypack completed a plant expansion that more than doubled the size of its Pinellas Park, Fla., headquarters manufacturing facility.

Vinamilk, Tetra Pak build advanced liquid dairy plant

Known as the Vietnam Milk Factory, this $110 million facility produces an annual capacity of 400 million liters of milk in the first phase.

July 26, 2017

Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., partnered with Vinamilk, a Vietnam-based dairy processor, to build what is dubbed as the world’s most advanced liquid dairy plant in automation and integration in Vietnam.

Trend analysis highlights growth opportunities across retail channels

Grocery’s above-average year-over-year performance does mark a change for the CPG industry.

July 26, 2017

Here's how consumers’ shopping patterns as well as emerging marketing programs are impacting retail channel trends.

Poll on product date labels shows consumer confusion

The poll findings illustrate that the current range of variations of date labels such as “best by,” “use by,” “sell by,” and “use or freeze by” is problematic for consumers to decipher what each of these different labels mean.

July 25, 2017

A new poll shows that nearly 60% of Americans have had a discussion within their household about the meaning of date labels on their food.

Study: How Millennial spending habits differ from older generations

Millennial spending on necessities like groceries and gas surpasses that of older adults.

July 25, 2017

Millennials are spending their money differently than older generations, according to a new report from Bankrate.com, New York.

Schwan’s acquires Better Baked Foods, Drayton Foods; expands pizza capabilities

The acquisition represents the second in as many months for Schwan’s.

July 25, 2017

Schwan’s Co., Bloomington, Minn., acquired Better Baked Foods, North East, Pa., and Drayton Foods, Fargo, N.D., from parent company NE Foods Inc., Baltimore, Md.